BC Parks Closes All Provincial Parks Due to Covid-19
Parks Canada recently closed all their parks and now BC Parks announced today that they have closed all provincial parks in response to the call for increased action to address COVID-19.
Federal and provincial directives have asked people to stay close to home to reduce COVID-19 transmission risk, but since some continue to ignore the order, they say was a necessary measure.
 | Because physical distancing works, it is critical that we take every action needed to restrict the spread of COVID-19. This applies to British Columbians and out-of-province visitors who were planning to visit or stay at our provincial parks. The message is clear: stay home, avoid travel, do not put yourself or others at risk. “I understand and share the love people in British Columbia have for the outdoors and the connection between health and proximity to nature. We tried to provide safe space for people to get some exercise and fresh air in our beautiful parks. But it has proven too challenging to maintain safe distance between visitors. This action is difficult but necessary. We look forward to the day we can welcome people back to our wonderful parks. |
The timing of this decision is important given the upcoming Easter long weekend and what is usually the beginning of the busy season for outdoor recreation and camping.
BC Parks is also extending the ban on all camping in provincial parks until May 31, 2020. The Recreation Sites and Trails BC (RSTBC) branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has also closed its campgrounds and amenities in response to the COVID-19 situation.
The full closure order can be found here. Any change to provincial park access or services will be posted to the BC Parks website.
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the fact that there is a lineup at all is insanity, this needed to happen. you can still go for a hike, and if you get caught then you deserve it because it wasnt remote enough
Oh, and people need to mind their own damn business.
Staying home right now and deciding not to use your right to free travel (unless necessary) is a “personal responsibility” thing that so many like to preach about. It’s patriotism.
Exercise your 'rights' all you like, doesn't stop you being a selfish dickhead
Um, being as I am in one clinic or another every day. I am in a grocery store just about ever day. If I want to go and ride my bike, the rest of yall can F-Off....or better, quit bringing us your sick and your weary (besides, the death toll examples were as exaggerated as Hulk Hogans penis size).
www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hulk-hogan-lied-size-penis-article-1.2556929
"Sheeple", are you serious? Being part of the crowd is not a bad thing when we're talking about infectious diseases you absolute mouth breather
The fact is, while "humanity" has a large bearing on the individual scientist's goals, that scientist needs to be paid based on performance (as in, a tangible result) and at the end of the day a fiduciary motive to thus continue research into other bugaboo's we as humans contend with day to day.
If your family and their peers are low-level staff and NOT working in Pulm, simply their opinions are NOT at all valid for the situation at hand. In general, the mass majority of cases walking into the ED are first off missing the "E" aspect of ED, this has only been made far worse since the disaster that is Obama. From there, treating every hypochondriac with a sniffle makes it all that much worse.
I work directly with Infectious Disease as well as Pulm (who in recent decades mostly figure out why smokers cough and fat people snore). If protecting society and mankind on a whole is the goal (globally)...we need to first ban the sun (skin cancer), smoking, drinking, drugs, fatty foods............but, no matter waht. We are all mortal.
I do wonder if it is a crime to spit on the door of my mailbox.........I think the mail carrier is a carrier......time to get her with bear spray!
Your statement is an assumption that what the media puts out is actually true. The media sensationalizes everything. Half truths at best. My wife is a physician and consults with infectous disease experts daily. Please, continue carrying the media's water...
You can respect that the virus is a real and dangerous thing, and also be skeptical of the government (no one should think ever that the gov has their best interest in mind) while be resistant to handing over individual rights that you may never get back if you give them up now (how many times have you heard "the new normal" from the gov instead of the "temporary" we heard two weeks ago?).
If someone feels they are at risk from the virus because of an underlying health issue, they should stay home and receive benefits from a "stimulus" package. If someone feels they are healthy enough to fight off the virus (as most people are, with minimal symptoms) then they can go outside, go to work, keep the economy moving, and do whatever they want. Everyone should have the individual responsibility and freedom to make that decision for themselves without the gov telling them what to do.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that no one should just follow government orders blindly. Everyone should be questioning their gov and inserting some critical thinking and common sense.
It just takes a few shitheads right now to make the next few months a whole lot less tolerable.
The more people move around, the more things spread. It’s as simple as that. I understand the need to get outside, and I think driving to the Shore could be justifiable (FYI trail are still open, but with DNV parking restrictions to spread people out). But driving up to Squamish right now seems frivolous, and a parade of cars driving up the Sea to Sky on a sunny weekend is the crap that gets mountain bikers on the news, not good for anyone.
Now is the time to be low-key.
Having everyone go to the same places is a problem.
My issue is with the righteous localism spewing out of the S2S. The S2S is what it is because of its proximity to Vancouver. If it wasn't, why didn't you move to Lillooet or Kaslo or Terrace or Cumberland instead? Closing parks seems to have originated from complaints by "locals" who feel possessive of public spaces, and feel they should be able to exclude "those other people". If we're all in this together, why are some people expected to bear more of the burden?
Unfortunately, we need to hold ourselves to a higher standard or I fear we risk losing it all. And if we can’t even ride on the Shore over the next few months, I’m going to go pretty crazy.
Passing is unacceptable. When you pass the cyclist you are feeding the rider behind you all your breath. DO NOT PASS people on your bike. Please do not ride on bike paths. If you do then cycling out side will be banned completely.
I am not at all surprised by the complete trail shut down. It had to be done . Far too many ignorant people.
This is a global traumatic event...
Not sure taking away people’s outlets who may have lost relatives, their job, their business is a particularly great idea. Oh! And everyone had lost their social engagement system as well..
I’m not advocating for stupidity and not following physical distancing.. I’m all for that. But maybe in moderation ..
Oh wait! People can watch CNN for 12 hours, eat completely shitty food, not exercise and get traumatized and that’s totally fine! No problem fighting off a dangerous virus with a tapped out nervous system!
Another truth: we have all become compliant cowards. Everyone says they're following orders for the common good...it's a familiar theme in history.
Just doing what you're told because is the comparison.
People say it's because they believe it's the safest thing to do. But if we're all critical and honest with these orders, we know going into the woods, forest, or parks for recreation or exercise is good for us. We know the more we stay at home, the more compromised our systems become.
We're choosing to abide by whatever our dictators tells us to do, not because we believe (trust) they really know what's best for us, but because we are cowards.
Just doing whatever we're told is the comparison.
If we're honest and critical of what the government is telling us what to do, we should all come to the conclusion that partaking in leisure and recreation in the fresh air of OUR woods, forests, and parks strengthens our immune systems. The more we stay at home, the weaker we become.
We say it's because we trust the government to tell us what's best for us, but all they're doing is telling us to hide under our beds until the boogeyman goes away. We Are Cowards.
A) We suck it up in the short term and stay off the trails for a month and stay home with everyone else and hopefully in a month when prime riding season is kicking in. Everything will be mostly back to normal and we can full enjoy all our trails with our friends or:
B) We get impatient and continue to overcrowd areas (includes all activities not just biking) and end up still being in this situation all summer or worse, not even being able to ride at all if it gets worse.
In canada they're preparing for the worst. They're expecting large numbers, overwhelming the hospitals.
More stringent measures coming? Sounds like you know something nobody else does, care to share a source of information backing your claim?
Riding was the only thing I had going...
...and for the record are you referring to the same experts that kept YVR open to incoming travel from COVID19 hotspots, relying on passenger honesty to admit that they weren't felling well, the whole time that the WHO was trying to explain in January that governments had to take this seriously and that the incubation period without symptoms was on average two weeks? They sure got that one right.
Another trustworthy institution
As I understand it:
Crown land that does not fall under those titles is open...the "wild" crown land as it were. Everything else closed, period.
#ThanksChina
#Governmentoverreach
9/11reference, that your reply ? Thanks for showing the world who the biggest a*shole is. You.
Don't worry I wont lump you in with all Canadians though, like you tried to do with me.